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Apri l 2014
Volume 49 , Issue 8
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
President's Message 2
YEA Phillies Game 2
CTTC Article 3
Design on the Delaware 4
2014 Golf Outing 4
2013-2014 Programs 5
Research Promotion 6
ASHRAE Conferences 7
Presentation Info 8
Hot Products 9
PECO Hot Topics 10
New Members 11
QUAKER C ITY CLIMATE
COSTS
Fees are based on online reservations and prepayment.
Philadelphia Chapter Members:
$30
ASHRAE Members - Non-Chapter Members:
$40
Non- ASHRAE Member: $40
Young Engineers (35 & under):
$25
Students: $10
SEMINAR COST:
$50
Thursday, April 10, 2013
Larry Schoen, P.E.
Principal Engineer, Schoen Engineering Inc.
1:30 PM to 4:30 PM Seminar
“Theories and Principals of ASHRAE Standard 55”
Click here to Register for the Seminar
Certificates of Attendance will be available.
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Social Hour/Cash Bar
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Dinner
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Presentation
“ASHRAE Standard 55 -
Updates and Recent Developments”
Click here to Register for the Dinner/Presentation
This is Membership Promotion Night.
See page 8 for more information on the presentations and speaker.
LOCATION
Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District
(formerly the Holiday Inn)
400 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-923-8660
Please note that the Wyndham does not provide free parking
in the attached parking garage. Nearby parking can be found here.
2013- 2014
President
Jared Johnson, PE
President-Elect
Mike Witkowski, PE
Vice President
Ashley Lester, PE, LEED AP
Treasurer
Casey Younkins
Secretary
Erik App
Senior Governor
James Piscopo, PE, LEED AP
Governors
Michael Calabrese, PE, CEM, LEED
AP
Justin Mazur, PE
Eric Zanolini, PE
Eric App
Web Site Editor
Gary Debes
Chapter Technology
Transfer Committee Chair
Chris Gale
Research Promotion Chair
Gary Debes
School Coordinator
James Lill, PE
Refrigeration
Brian Dail
Student Activities
Committee Chair
Erik App
Membership Promotion Chair
Michael Calabrese, PE, CEM,
LEED AP
Student Activities Chair
Erik App
Program Committee Chair
Mike Witkowski, PE
Chapter Historian
Brian Dail
Young Engineers in ASHRAE
Jeffrey Pisarek, PE
Public Relations
Eric Zanolini
Grassroot Government Activities
Ashley Lester, PE, LEED AP
Golf Outing Director
Tim Reinking
P r e s i d e n t ’ s M e s s a g e
I would like to thank all those that attended and participated in last month’s meeting to
support our chapter.
This month we have an afternoon seminar and dinner presentation on ASHRAE Standard
55. See announcements in this newsletter for further details. I encourage attendance at
the afternoon seminar and/or dinner presentation as this is an opportunity for us in the
Philadelphia area to hear from a presenter that is an ASHRAE Fellow and can get great
information on Standard 55.
This month I’d like to remind everyone that the deadline is approaching for ASHRAE
Technology Award submissions. We will be accepting chapter level submissions through
April 15 and will be forwarding them on to the Regional competition in May. Please
contact Chris Gale our CTTC chair for more information and submission forms.
Other upcoming events include ASHRAE’s Philadelphia Chapter annual golf outing on
April 25 which you can register for online at Cvent or contact Tim Reinking our Golf Outing
Chair who has been doing a great job in his first year as chair in taking over from me. He
has been making a great effort to boost attendance and promoting this event. So I
encourage you to participate in this fun event.
See you all on April 10 at The Wyndham.
Jared Johnson Philadelphia Chapter President [email protected]
Young Engineers in ASHRAE YEA Phillies Night
Sponsored by Del-Ren Associates
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Phillies vs. Rockies
5:00 PM—10:00 PM YEA & Student Registration Fee $15.00
Philadelphia Chapter ASHRAE invites all members under 35
to a night of fun at the Phillies game!
Tickets are limited. Sign up today to get your seat!
Click here for more details and to register!
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Please submit articles highlighting novel HVAC technologies to Chapter Technology Transfer Committee Chair
Chris Gale ([email protected]) for consideration in future newsletters.
Did you know there are free design guides available on the ASHRAE web site? The regular technical article is not
the only place to get great free information each month. Take a few minutes to log on and see the variety of design
guides available to download at no cost. The design guides can be located by using the link below.
https://www.ashrae.org/standards-research--technology/advanced-energy-design-guides
Data Centers and Comfort Cooling
On the surface, it seems like data center buildings and cooling systems should not be significantly different than most other commercial buildings. This article provides a brief summary of some key differences that ultimately necessitate drastically different HVAC approaches.
Some of the ways that data centers and their cooling systems are significantly different are:
Data Center Occupancy. The primary occupants in a data center are not people. Therefore, the load associated with
occupancy patterns and variation is significantly different than most commercial buildings.
Data Center Upgrade Frequency (Technology Refresh Rate). The frequency of upgrade for a data center is often very
rapid compared to most commercial buildings. The magnitude of change to the HVAC loads associated with this
upgrade for a data center further compounds this difference.
Data Center Power Density. Typical data centers are often between 50 to 200 W/ft2; although some data centers are
over 1,000 W/ft2.
Data Center Cooling System Options. The types of cooling options and cooling media used to transport the heat from
the electronics to the outdoors can be vastly different than systems used for comfort cooling applications. In addition,
the 365/full-time operations of large cooling loads year-round changes the design variables that must be considered
across different climate zones.
Occupants & Upgrade Frequency
In the traditional commercial sector, it is common to use the term fixtures, furnishings, and equipment (FF&E). FF&E is
not considered to be the occupants of a given building; typically, people are considered the occupants. In commercial
buildings, computers and other IT equipment would fall under the FF&E category, also referred to as the plug loads for
cooling load calculations.
In a data center, the computers themselves are often labeled as the occupants since they are the primary drivers be
hind the design. However, the more accurate driver behind the design would actually be the software (applications)
that runs on the computers (hardware); therefore, software becomes the occupant, and the hardware becomes the
FF&E. The plug loads actually can vary as a function of the software applications: type, use profiles, configurations,
and so on.
(click here to read the entire article)
Design on the Delaware 2014 Program Proposals Due April 11 Share your expertise, experience, and leadership in the design and building industry by presenting a program at the 12th Annual Design on the Delaware Conference in Philadelphia. AIA Philadelphia is accepting program proposals for the 2014 Design on the Delaware conference taking place November 12 -14, 2014, at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel and Center for Architecture. This multi-disciplinary conference for architects, landscape architects, planners, engineers, and other design and building professionals features four keynotes speakers, 36 professional education programs, three days of tours and a full day design charrette. Program proposals are due April 11 and must meet the guidelines as outlined in the Call for Programs. To download the Call for Programs, visit www.designonthedelaware.com. Advertising, exhibit, and sponsor opportunities are also available. Information available on website www.designonthedelaware.com or contact Pat Gourley at [email protected], 215-569-3186.
SAVE THE DATE!
ASHRAE PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER
ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Friday, April 25, 2014
Northampton Valley Country Club
299 Newtown-Richboro Road
Richboro, PA 18954
www.nvgc.com
Lunch/Registration: 12:00 PM
Shotgun Start: 1:00 PM
Dnner/Awards: Following Golf
Click here for more details and to register!
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P h i l a d e l p h i a C h a p t e r P r o g r a m s C a l e n d a r 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4
Program calendar is subject to change. Please refer to ASHRAE Philadelphia Website for up to date information.
Advance registration and pre-payment are required before the meetings.
We need your attendance!
If we are below our guaranteed level for attendees at our meetings, our treasury could be negatively effected.
Our programs are designed around the membership’s input and we all need to support these meetings
to maintain a strong/informed association. We hope to see you at our next meeting.
Please come out and support our Chapter!
Date Location Topic Theme
4/10/14 Wyndham
Philadelphia
Historic District
ASHRAE Standard 55
(Seminar and Dinner Presentation)
Membership
4/25/13 Northhampton Valley Country Club
Golf Outing
5/8/14 TBD TBD / Tour
5/14/14 Dave & Buster’s Seismic Restraint and Introduction to SMACNA’s
New “Duct App” presented by Eli Howard
Past President’s Night
Are you interested in advertising your company
in the
2014-2015 Philadelphia Area Directory
of Associations, Consulting Firms, and
Manufacturers’ Representatives?
Email [email protected]
before April 4, 2014.
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Research Promotion
Gary C. Debes, Philadelphia Chapter RP Chair Phil Greco, Philadelphia Chapter RP Vice-Chair
We would like to thank the following contributors for their support of ASHRAE Research Promotion campaign:
These contributors have donated $16,958 toward our Chapter goal of $34,700. Those individuals in bold are Board of Governors
members that have fulfilled the Full Circle requirement of and Honor Roll level contribution of at least $100 from the BOG and RP
Chair to show support from the Chapter leadership. Those Members in italics and underlined are Life Members who generously
contributed their “dues” of $196 since they are dues exempt. As you can see by the thermometer we have a long way to go,
please be generous when you are contacted by a committee member.
Lawrence Boersig
Mutimer Company-Plymouth Meeting
Richard M. Crossan, Inc.
E. F. Siegfried Co, Inc
Genesis Engineers
Clapp Associates
CM3 Building Solutions
Vinokur-Pace Engineering Services
Elite Air Systems Inc.
Schiller & Hersh Associates
J. C. Mottinger Associates
Tozour Energy Systems
Metropolitan Acoustics
N. H. Yates & Company
Blankin Equipment Corporation
Universal Motor Distributors
Bush Sales Associates
Phillips McDade
Finnegan Associates
R. D. Bitzer Co, Inc.
Ernest D. Menold, Inc.
Arkema, Inc.
McHugh Engineering
Associated Steam Specialty
Arora Engineers
Sass Moore & Associates
Weil-McLain
Coward Environmental Systems
Jim Piscopo
Mike Witkowski
Jared Johnson
Casey Younkins
Ashley Lester
Gary Debes
Eric Zanolini
Tom Bathgate
William Gibbons
Mike Dolan
James Murphy
George Schollhamer
Roy Hanson
E. Wayne Holmes
Kevin M. Collins
Steve Piccolo
Justin Knapp
Phil Greco
Erik App
Daniel Ebbert
Mike Calabrese
Geza Fozo
Robert Seeler
Joseph Nawn
John Jarvis
Jeffrey Pisarek
George Koenig
John Kampmeyer
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April 10, 2014 Seminar and Meeting
Seminar Course Description: Based on ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy, this course covers the theory and principles of the standard. It is intended to bridge the gap between the design practitioner’s knowledge of the built environment and its thermal relationship to the occupant’s physiology and psychology. Using examples, the course illustrates how to achieve compliance with the standard for the purposes of satisfying the requirements of various building performance programs such as LEED®. Presentation Summary: Standard 55-2013 Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Comfort has just been released. It contains clear, concise code-type requirements for several compliance paths with particular local relevance. We will discuss the standard in general explaining how air speed, radiation, dry bulb and wet bulb temperatures work together to form an acceptable indoor environment. Specifically how elevated air speed can allow higher indoor temperatures. The adoption of Standard 55 in codes, other standards and green building rating systems such as LEED will be covered. Join us for this dinner presentation and the afternoon seminar for the in-depth course on the Standard. Note: Afternoon seminar and the evening presentation do not duplicate each other. Speaker Bio: Larry Schoen, P.E., is principal engineer for Schoen Engineering Inc., which does analysis and design of mechanical and electrical systems, with a focus on energy efficiency and quality of the indoor environment. Previously, Larry was engineering manager for property operations at The Rouse Company, with a portfolio of 50 million ft2 of retail, office, hotel and mixed-use facilities and every kind of HVAC, plumbing, electrical and elevator systems. Before that, he was a design engineer at Jaros, Baum & Bolles. He has a B.S. in mathematics from SUNY Buffalo, an M.S. in mechanical engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology and was a graduate student at Princeton and Johns Hopkins Universities. An ASHRAE Fellow, Larry chaired IAQ 2007 Healthy and Sustainable Buildings, is past chair of ASHRAE’s Environmental Health Committee, a member of the Maryland Department of the Environment Air Quality Control Advisory Committee and is past chair of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Baltimore Section. He currently serves as vice-chair of SSPC 55, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Comfort. Larry has published technical articles on air quality, energy use, systems design, and building operations, and he has spoken about these subjects to ASHRAE, BOMA, AIA, Centers for Disease Control, American Bar Association, ASTM, and numerous other technical, scientific, government and industry organizations.
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The 2013-2014 Directory is Available!
The latest edition of the Directory of Associations, Consulting Firms, and
Manufacturers’ Representatives in the Philadelphia Area is available.
It sells for $23 each.
Send your check to :
Emily Albert, Philadelphia Chapter ASHRAE,
994 Old Eagle School Rd. , Suite 1019, Wayne, PA 19087.
If you prefer to pay by credit card, please call Emily
at 610-971-2169 or email her at [email protected].
Order your copy today!
PECO Smart Ideas for Business Programs
The PECO Smart Equipment Incentives and PECO Smart Construction programs re-launched with new incentives and benefits. Businesses, government agencies, non-profits and institutions are all eligible for incentives to help offset the capital cost of energy-efficient design, improvements and equipment upgrades that provide immediate energy savings and space enhancements.
There are a wide variety of incentives available. You must submit a pre-application before your project begins to
reserve the incentives.
Lighting:
PECO incentives are available for energy-efficient upgrades to indoor, outdoor and garage lighting systems, and for the addition of lighting controls. Incentives cover CFL and linear fluorescent lighting, metal halides, induction, LED general lighting, LED exit signs and lighting controls.
HVAC:
PECO incentives are available for upgrades to HVAC systems, which not only can save energy but also can improve air quality and working conditions. This includes incentives for high-efficiency air conditioners, heat pumps, packaged
terminal units, hotel occupancy sensors and energy management systems. Chillers incentives are provided under the custom category shown below.
Variable Speed/Frequency Drives:
These drives optimize the speed and frequency at which motors operate and can provide significant energy savings. PECO incentives are available for drives installed on HVAC fans, chilled water pumps, heat pump water heaters, kitchen exhaust fans, process motors and screw air compressors.
Refrigeration and Food Service
Integral to many establishments from warehouses and supermarkets to restaurants, PECO provides incentives for a wide range of refrigeration and food service measures.
Custom Measures
PECO can provide incentives for equipment and energy-efficiency upgrades designed specifically for your business. Contact us to see if your energy-efficiency solutions qualify.
For more information, call 1-888-5-PECO-SAVE (1-888-573-2672) or visit www.peco.com/SmartIdeas.
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P 610-971-2169
F 610-971-4859
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Refrigerating and Air
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New Associates/Members
Joshua Williams
Arnold Lockstein
Christopher Stratemeyer
Megan Ferguson
Gregory Klidonas
MEMBERSHIP ADVANCEMENT
If you are currently an ASHRAE associate member, becoming a full-member is easier than you think! The following count toward the required 12-points to advance to full-membership status. You must update your ASHRAE online biography and send an email to [email protected] to advance.
Non-accredited degree = 4 points
Accredited degree = 6 points
PE = 4 points
Industry experience = 1 point/year
